data

Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers

The rapid growth of the Chinese internet -- and where it's headed

The simple genius of a good graphic

A life-saving invention that prevents human stampedes

How quantum physics can make encryption stronger

8 steps to understanding information (and maybe the universe)

How we'll predict the next refugee crisis

You don't have to be an expert to solve big problems

Technology that tackles the teen suicide epidemic

Can a tweet lead to violence?

A data translation toolkit that anyone can use

How data is driving the future of fashion

How we study the microbes living in your gut

How we can store digital data in DNA

How Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google manipulate our emotions

What makes something go viral?

How diversity makes teams more innovative

The business benefits of doing good

External innovation basics from an R&D expert

The biggest risks facing cities -- and some solutions

We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads

A global food crisis may be less than a decade away

How to spot a misleading graph

What to trust in a "post-truth" world

How digital DNA could help you make better health choices

Lessons from the longest study on human development

What AI is -- and isn't

The era of blind faith in big data must end

See how the rest of the world lives, organized by income

Don't fear intelligent machines. Work with them

How (and why) Russia hacked the US election

How we'll earn money in a future without jobs

What's hidden under the Greenland ice sheet?

3 principles for creating safer AI

How can groups make good decisions?

How data brokers sell your identity